It’s really interesting how sometimes people will tell you things that you could probably have thought up on your own if you actually bothered to try, but which you didn’t ever think to even consider, and it changes your perspective on a topic.
This is tangentially related to degreaser:
Basically, in CRFT 101, our professor told us a story about how a guy bought an auto repair shop and when he took control, he wanted to get it cleaned up, so he told the staff to get to work and scrub out all the stains.
The employees got to work, with all the various cleaning supplies and everything was cleaned up. The next day, a veteran employee called in sick, which was unusual for him, but he planned on being back in the shop the next day. The day after that, the guy’s wife called in and said that he wasn’t feeling great that day, but he hoped to be in the day after. On the third day, a doctor from the hospital called and asked the owner what the guy had been working with the day before he got sick.
“degreaser”
“what kind?
None of the employees knew. It came from a barely labeled barrel in the back of the store, 40 years old, and all anyone knew about it was “degreaser.” The new owner called the old owner, but by the time they figured out what the now retired chemical substance was (and that it was meant to be incredibly diluted for use, not directly applied like the employee had used it), the man was dead.
In other words, you also look at the instructions and safety information on the box. But you also don’t just listen to what the other guys on the site tell you, you make sure that you’re doing things right, even if their (or your experience) tells you to take the easy/familiar route.